Partnerships have evolved among government, education, non-profit, and for-profit organizations over many years to improve effectiveness, and increase financial efficiencies. The term partnership has evolved to mean agreements, cooperative ventures, memorandums of understanding (or agreements), joint ventures, collaborations, coalitions, volunteer efforts, and other working arrangements.

Partnerships with the Institute share labor, money, information, and services where missions align between the partners. They require a level of intimacy, trust, and flexibility between the partners that includes:

• Active, open participation and a recognition that there is a shared expertise between the partners.
• All the parties are contributing a variety of resources and expertise, and straightforward collaboration.
• Common, or at least compatible, goals to advance the organization’s capability, and the profession.

Eppley commits to creating effective partnerships with genuine collaboration that clearly identifies our partners’ needs and deliverables, identifies challenges and hindrances that are overcome together, and collectively develops the best project possible.
How to start a partnership with the Eppley Institute? Finding the right tool to foster an effective partnership is a challenge. Typically, an agency can select one of the following methods to initiate a partnership with the Eppley Institute.

The Eppley Institute has award winning services for the past 25 years for over 150 partners. We are committed to creating mutually beneficial partnerships for our sponsors and clients. Please contact us at eppley@indiana.edu or call 812.855.3095 if you need more information.